Extremely Cheap Skates

It is worth it. Heres a video of some of the best skaters in the world trying to skate on target boards [VIDEO]

I am 25 and have been back into skating for the past 4 years as an adult... I was around 225-230 when I started and finally found the old scale in the basement & weighed myself today, down to 200 and still feel like I'm losing weight. I am like 1 inch taller than you... Was in similar body situation when I started back up. Those cheap walmart boards have really crappy aluminum / plastic trucks usually, cheap metal. H

Good on ya for supporting your son's interests. I wish more parents would. As for the board, the Wal-Mart decks are... I'll let the pros say it: [VIDEO] [VIDEO] That said, it depends on the type of riding he wants to do. The best way to get him rocking is to take him down to the locally-owned skate shop; not a Zumiez. The guys there will get him a full setup, and from there it's generally just replacing things are re

I'm a heavier guy who has always wanted to get into skateboarding. I grew up watching skating and remember watching Tony Hawk land the 900. I've owned a few crappy Wal-Mart boards over the years but always gave up on it. A few weeks ago I picked up another Wal-Mart board when my step-son did so I could help him learn to skate. I kept skating and even managed to land a few ollies. I didn't think Wal-Mart boards were a

While I agree that brand doesn't matter, DO NOT get a WalMart board. Pro skaters actually can't [VIDEO] skate Walmart boards

Hate to be the bearer of bad news, but if you can afford it you'd probably have a much better time with an entirely new set up, that looks like it's from Walmart or something. I had a quick look at your submission history and I'm guessing you live at home. If you're serious about wanting to skateboard see if you can convince your parents of that and to invest in a *proper* skateboard for you (then look after it, no s

It's worth noting that a $30 sport shop board will be very difficult to learn tricks on. It's probably totally fine to learn to push/balance, but once you're ready to learn to ollie I'd pick up a cheap legit deck. [VIDEO]

The problem is that it's a Wal-Mart board. [VIDEO] Scrounge up $70 and invest in an entry level deck.